змей
Bulgarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. The meaning dragon is likely secondary, evolved from an earlier snake, reptile or more generally a creature that dwells on the ground. From the same root as Bulgarian земя́ (zemjá, “earth, ground”) (е-grade), derived through 0-grade ablaut and the suffix -ей (-ej).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [zmɛj]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛj
Noun
[edit]змей • (zmej) m (feminine змеи́ца, relational adjective зме́йски)
- dragon (usually a male one)
- (figuratively) kite
Inflection
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | змей zmej |
зме́еве, зме́йове zméeve, zméjove |
| definite (subject form) |
зме́ят zméjat |
зме́евете, зме́йовете zméevete, zméjovete |
| definite (object form) |
зме́я zméja | |
| count form | — | зме́я zméja |
| vocative form | зме́ю zméju |
зме́еве, зме́йове zméeve, zméjove |
Related terms
[edit]- змия́ (zmijá, “snake”)
References
[edit]- “змей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “змей”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Komi-Zyrian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Russian змей (zmej).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]змей • (zmej)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | змей (zmej) | змейяс (zmejjas) | |
| accusative | I 1 | змей (zmej) | змейяс (zmejjas) |
| II 1 | змейӧс (zmejös) | змейясӧс (zmejjasös) | |
| instrumental | змейӧн (zmejön) | змейясӧн (zmejjasön) | |
| comitative | змейкӧд (zmejköd) | змейяскӧд (zmejjasköd) | |
| caritive | змейтӧг (zmejtög) | змейястӧг (zmejjastög) | |
| consecutive | змейла (zmejla) | змейясла (zmejjasla) | |
| genitive | змейлӧн (zmejlön) | змейяслӧн (zmejjaslön) | |
| ablative | змейлысь (zmejlyś) | змейяслысь (zmejjaslyś) | |
| dative | змейлы (zmejly) | змейяслы (zmejjasly) | |
| inessive | змейын (zmejyn) | змейясын (zmejjasyn) | |
| elative | змейысь (zmejyś) | змейясысь (zmejjasyś) | |
| illative | змейӧ (zmejö) | змейясӧ (zmejjasö) | |
| egressive | змейсянь (zmejśań) | змейяссянь (zmejjasśań) | |
| approximative | змейлань (zmejlań) | змейяслань (zmejjaslań) | |
| terminative | змейӧдз (zmejödź) | змейясӧдз (zmejjasödź) | |
| prolative | I | змейӧд (zmejöd) | змейясӧд (zmejjasöd) |
| II | змейті (zmejti) | змейясті (zmejjasti) | |
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
1 Animate nouns almost exclusively take the type II accusative ending, whereas inanimate nouns can be used with either ending, but are more often found with type I.
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References
[edit]- A. I. Podorova, editor (1948), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], Syktyvkar: Коми Государственное Издательство, page 80
- L. M. Beznosikova; E. A. Ajbabina; R. I. Kosnyreva (2000), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 226
Russian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zmьjь. Doublet of змий (zmij), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
For the “kite” sense, compare New Latin draco volans (literally “flying dragon”), German Drachen (literally “dragon”), French cerf-volant < Old French serpe volant (literally “flying serpent”).
Alternative forms
[edit]- змѣй (změj) — pre-1918 spelling
Noun
[edit]змей • (zmej) m anim or m inan (genitive зме́я, nominative plural зме́и, genitive plural зме́ев)
- (dated, mythology or biblical) serpent (snake)
- Synonym: змея́ (zmejá)
- (mythology) serpent, dragon (legendary serpentine creature)
- Synonym: драко́н (drakón)
- (figuratively) snake (crafty, wily, evil man)
- kite (flying toy)
- Synonym: возду́шный змей (vozdúšnyj zmej)
Declension
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- возду́шный змей (vozdúšnyj zmej)
- зелёный змий (zeljónyj zmij)
Descendants
[edit]- → Komi-Zyrian: змей (zmej)
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]змей • (zmej) f anim pl
- genitive/accusative plural of змея́ (zmejá)
- Bulgarian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Bulgarian terms suffixed with -ей
- Bulgarian 1-syllable words
- Bulgarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bulgarian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Bulgarian/ɛj
- Rhymes:Bulgarian/ɛj/1 syllable
- Bulgarian lemmas
- Bulgarian nouns
- Bulgarian masculine nouns
- Bulgarian terms with usage examples
- bg:Dragons
- bg:Slavic mythology
- bg:Toys
- Komi-Zyrian terms borrowed from Russian
- Komi-Zyrian terms derived from Russian
- Komi-Zyrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Komi-Zyrian lemmas
- Komi-Zyrian nouns
- kpv:Mythological creatures
- kpv:Reptiles
- kpv:Toys
- Russian 1-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Russian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Russian doublets
- Russian lemmas
- Russian nouns
- Russian masculine nouns
- Russian animate nouns
- Russian inanimate nouns
- Russian nouns with multiple animacies
- Russian dated terms
- ru:Mythology
- ru:Bible
- Russian vowel-stem masculine-form nouns
- Russian vowel-stem masculine-form accent-a nouns
- Russian nouns with accent pattern a
- Russian non-lemma forms
- Russian noun forms
- ru:Dragons
- ru:People
- ru:Snakes
- ru:Toys